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Four men get harsh sentence for taking part in attack against Russian troops 20 years ago

Four men have been sentenced to long prison terms for involvement in the attack against members of Russian military forces in the Republic of Dagestan nearly 20 years ago, in August 1999.

17:21 01.07.2019

Ex-Transaero owner, his family ordered to pay nearly $1 mln to airline

The Thirteenth Commercial Court of Appeals has recovered about 60 million rubles (nearly $1 million) from ex-Transaero founder Alexander Pleshakov and his family at the suit of a bankruptcy supervisor of the air carrier.

16:27 01.07.2019

Ex-Dagestan antimonopoly official imprisoned for 5 years in bribery case

Ex-chief of the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s Dagestan Directorate Kubasay Kubasayev on Monday received 5 years in prison for taking over 2 million rubles in bribes (over $30,000).

13:32 01.07.2019

Ex-director of insurance company receives 5.5 years for fraud

A court in Russia’s Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky has sentenced ex-director of an insurance company to 5.5 years in prison for insurance fraud.

12:25 01.07.2019

Dagestani officials suspected of $4 mln embezzlement during preschool object construction

Three officials are suspected of stealing more than 240 million rubles (about $4 million) allocated for construction of preschool education facilities in the Russian Republic of Dagestan.

11:36 01.07.2019

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025